Indianapolis Journal, Volume 54, Number 66, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 March 1904 — Page 7

SPORTING SECTION". rAKT ONE. SPOTTING SECTIOS.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 1904.

rtlE SPORTING SECTION

-OFTHE SUNDAY JOURNAL SUNDAY. MARCH 6. 1904. SPORTING EDITORIAL PAGE Tslev'.one Calls for the Sporting Department: No. 841 Both Old and New. THE SPOkTlN'a ECnON OF THE SUHOAY JOURNAL Can b found at the following places: NEW YORK Astor House. CHI'"A'ii i -Palmer H ouae. Auditorium Hotel. LKarbom Station News Stand. Annex CINCINNATI J. Grand Hotel. R. Hawley & Co.. Arcad. I" 4 ILLK C. T. Drerinsr. northwest comer of Third and Jefferson streets, and Bluefeld Bros. 442 West Market ttren. W LOUIS Union News Company. Union Depot.

WA8HINCTON. D. C.-Rlggs House, Ebbitt ; m represents that the world knows to-Hous-Fairfax Hotel. Wlllarl Hotel. ; - . . - k m. f Hir,r

. ..... vi. uuuiiium Jü. A.- Jji. ruiw'" and Uwrmre streets, and A. Smith. 1457 Chan, pa-street. DAYTON'. O. J. V. WtikU. 23 South Jefferson street. COLUMBUS, O. -Viaduct News Stand. MO High str et 1SKN l. CKOSK. .ortlng EditSS With Dan R. tralnins at the Indianapolis track this spring there promises to be something interesting for the harness horse lovers and the rail-birds. M. H. Sexton, who has resigned as president of the Western League, will go into the cigar and newspaper business at Hock Island. Will he deal in pipes? Bob Unglaub is to be a member of the New York Americans the coming season. A Now York paper eays the fans will probably look upon him as a new kind of breakfa.st food. In giving a popular priced show with high-clars attractions the Indianapolis Athletic Club is paving the way for a crowded house at its next entertainment, Wednesday evening, at the Auditorium. It will soon be time for the real fans to perch ou, the bleacher seats at Washingtor. Park and get a line on the new material that has been signed to represent Indianapolis this season. One third of that purse of $25,000 which will be hung up for the Jeffries-Munroe battle ought to pay Munroe's hospital bills after the encounter and leave him enough to pay hie expenses back home. It is to be hopod that Foster will not prove a gold brick. The Indianapolis polo Management has experienced hard luck in buying and signing a few players that have been unable to deliver the goods. James B. Haggin, owner of Water Boy, seems more anxious for the craek thoroughbred to wir the classic Suburban than the Worlds Fair handicap, as he failed to enter him In the letter, although the stake Is twice as large. Bill Phillips is about the most optimistic manager that has come to these parts in years. If his ideas of the strength of the IIoo3iers hold good Indianapolis will be so far in the lead by the first of July that the pennant can be ordered. Johnny Reagan says that Clarence Forbes can whip Abe Attell in ten rounds if he ever faros him In as good condition as he was when he fought P.engan rec nt!y. If Clarence could turn the trii k he would even up the scorn m::de by Attell against his brother Harry. J.-hn Hendricks, the Washington outfielder. Wmi I on the Indianapolis Club's list, has written to the sporting editor of the Journal that IV will not play ball this Bessern. He is one of the many that does not fancy a small salary and will practice law in preference to chasing flies. When the Minneapolis team plays here this summer It will be like lining up two Hoosier squads to battle against each other. "Watty has bagged several old Hooslers and the fans will have fun jollying Fox, Coulter and Ford. It is said, however, that Ford may not come East this season, as he doest not like the salary offered by Watkins and may remain in Los Angeles. president Ban Johnson and his American League magnates are a little hot under the collar because the New York Nationals ere scheduled to open the season in Brooklyn on April 1. Johnson says it had been arranged that the Giants wore to open in Philadelphia so that the New York Americans would have no opposition in Greater New York on the opening day and he Intimate I that there might be trouble. Kid Herman s opinion of his own ability seems to be somewhat inflated. He is cm his way to San Francisco to try and get on a match w ith Champion Young Corb tt. When he failed to dispose of Abe Attell in Chicago recently, even when Attell 1 1 1 r 1 the ring without any training, it is hard to see Just where Herman could be count d as a championship possibility. But may be Herman would take the loser's end of the purse for a good beating. Henry J. Placke, of Holland, the giant Du'ebamn. who about tdx mouths ago Challenged fc?ftris, has arrived in New fork. Placke is now here lor the purpose f pressing his challenge to Jeffries and aSiii 1 ' baa promised to give him a match in behalf of Jeffries after the champion is through with Munroe. It might be well to try out the for,.ei with eter Slaber or Jim Jeffords berore sending him Into the ring against the champion. Tommy Ryan and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien figured on lighting for the middleweight championship on Decoration day, but they have been bickering to long that Jeffries and Munroe came forward and agreed to meet In San Francisco in May, and the date probably will be set for May 10. It might be a good business stroke for Ryan and O'Brien to meet in California about the same time, as it would be an extra attraction for Easterners to travel to the coast. There is something pathetic in the ignorance shown by the man writing news of the fighters for the Cincinnati Enquirer. In his attempt to roast the Indianapolis Athletic Club for pulling off a contest between Tommy Ryan and Jack Beauscholte he shows that he knows little of Ryan's record. If he did he would never have znad such an unwarranted statement. The meeting In Indianapolis was not the first time th:it Ryan and Beauscholte had come together in the ring. It was the fourth time end one of the battles took place before the Chicago Athletic Association, the elite athletic club of the Windy City. In that match the men went the limit, Ryan getting the decision. The Enquirer man's article is as inconsistent as it could possibly be. As far as is known he has never witnessed a contest In Indianapolis and knows little or nothing about the conditions In this citv. An officer of the club says that the Knauirer writer has taken occasion to roast "the club because the club would not use some of the fourth and fifth rate fighters that hang arouna Cincinnati. Cincinnati ( m l I AS A i 11 ..I 4l

WU boxed In this city some time a&o sud

because he loat the decision he went back to Cincinnati and filled the Enquirer full of a story to the effect that he knew he was to lose before he went into the ring. The man was Gus Bezenah and George Munroc made him look lik- an amateur. The Cincinnati t-ribe believd Bezenah's story of being robbed of the decision and never for an instant stopped to ask: "Well, if you knew the thing was fixed fr you to lose, why did you box Munroe?" A fine class of knockers and alleged wise ones! It looks as if some one is sore because he can't get Into the game and get his bit out of a match. He can knock all he wants to but the Indianarolls Athletic Ciub won't try to

! "fix" him. What's the ue, a3 men wtio read such stuff oa appeared in the Cincinnati paper realize that there must be something personal back of the matter. CORBETT A W OX DER. That Youug Corbett Is the great ?t pier of lighting machinery tor the avoirdupois When he first defeated Terry McGovern there wer many who thought that he won on a fluke, but he repeated the trick and i then to.k on other prominent men in UM feather-weight class and fellows who are practically lightweights, but who style thems three feathers. He met and deft.it' d Austin Rice, a number of the clever lads In the East, then disposed of Eddie Hanlon, the Pacific coast idol. Kid Broad, who can stand a terrible wallop, and then took ou Dave Suiiivun. His decisive victory over the Utile Irishman last week has served to make him a big favorite in his coming battle with Jimmy Britt, the California lightweight. It will be the first time that Britt has ever gone into the ring that he has not been the favorite, and even his stanchest admirers believe that he has little chance of defeating Young Corbet t. Dave Sullivan was defeated in the second round, although he stayed and took terrible punishment until the eleventh, when the battle was stopped. Sullivan admitted that he did not have a chance to win after the second round, and says that when Young Corbett begins landing his terrible wallops on Jimmy Britt the Callfornian will wilt under the force of the blows. Corbett should defeat Britt and should win decisively, as he will be in better trim for the battle than when he fought Sullivan. After disposing of Britt it looks as if Corbett will have to take on some of the lightweights, as no one is left lu the featherweight division who would stand much of a show against him. Kid Herman has left for the coast to try and get a match with the champion, but few believe that Herman would do as well against Corbett as Sullivan or Hanlon did. The recent battle between Corbett and Sullivan again demonstrated that Referee Eddie Graney is one of the best officials that ever stepped into the ring. It will be remembered that when Young Corbett defeated Hanlon Graney stopped the bout, although Hanlon was not knocked out, but wa3 so weak that it would have been an outrage to have permitted the boys to go any further. The same thing happened in the Corbett-Sullivan nght last week. Young Corbett clearly demonstrated his superiority over the New York lad and gave him much punishment, but did not knock him out. There was no use of putting him down for the final count when he was weak and groggy. MUX ROE HAS IMPROVED. James J. Jeffries probably was the happiest man in the country when the MunrocSharkey fight caused such widespread Interest, as the champion has grown weary of idleness and wants to get into the ring and gather in a few more shekels. It had been a creed before Munroe and Sharkey met that the winner was to be given a match with Chanpion Jeffries, the loser's end of such a meeting being large enough to tempt either to take a beating from the boiler maker. Sharkey and Munroe were both on their feet at the end of the six-round bout and In such a case there is no decision In Philadelphia. Munroe had the better of the argument, however, and Jeffries selected him as his next opponent. They met in New York on Monday and signed articles to battle for the championship in San Frandbta next May for a $25.0u0 purse. Munroe has improved wonderfully since he jumped into prominence through his four-round encounter with Jeffries in Montana several months ago, but fight critics doubt if he has learned enough about the game to be Jeffrles's equal at this time. But Munroe Is now the logical opponent of the champion and the bout should attract much interest. The showing which Munroe made against Sharkey in Philadelphia clearly entitles him to a place among the best heavyweights in the country. It is admitted on all sides that Shnrkey is a dead one; but. Just the same, it must be admitted that Munroe fought a clever, game fight from start to finish, and, according to the opinion of the ringside experts, is entitled to all the glory of a win over Sharkey. In the first round the sailor worked one? of his oldtime wallops and Munrue went to the floor, but that was the only one of six rounds in which Sharkey had the advantage. Munroe fought carefully until he was strong again, and then he chased Sharkey around the nut;, dropped him, drove him through the ropes and had him clinching to avoid punishment. The Montana biff artist devoted most of his attention to Sharkey's ribs, but this did not prevent him from landing on the head and jaw every time there was an opening. It seems as if It would have been much wiser for Munroe to have tackled a few of the other heavyweights before meeting Jeffries, as he could have added to his ring experience and knowledge of the game, as well as picjeing up considerable money, but Jeffries demanded an early meeting and Munroe wants to take the chance of winning the championship. The loser's end of the big purse is also quite an inducement for him. X AT 10 X AUS ACTIOX. The action of the National League in revising its constitution so as to make a change in its circuit impossible causes baseball critics to believe that the National magnates will hold the upper hand in baseball inside of another year or two. There is no baseball war now, but there Is a friendly struggle for patronage between the two big leagues and sooner or later the National will win out. It was believed that the two big leagues would see the foliy of trying to maintain two clubs in several of the cities and would get together and consolidate, but the National's action last week makes a merger out of the questiou. Club ownership may change, but the circuit will remain intact permanently. The National magnates adopted a resolution that will give any player the right to appeal any real or fancied grievance he may have to the president of the league, but at the same time the league will blacklist forever any player who shall be disqualified for any crookedU ss. The most important matter settled last week, however, was the question of the right of the New York Americans to play Senday games at Kehr- w o ! Park. Whi-n this matter was brought before the attention of the national commission, the deciding vote was left to Chairman Herrmann. He took the matter under advisement and rendered his decision while In New York. He decided that the New York Americans

I had no right to play auy gum. a iu New

York other than at Its regular park, as it would be a viokitiou of the national agreement. The New York Americans have accepted the decision and the much-talked about war against the Plttr,burg Club because it plays its game at Allegheny instead of in Pittsburg: will end in smoke. ASSOCIATION SCHEDULE The American Association magnates will meet in Chicago to-day to accept theschedule as prepared by the committee composed of Watklns, Bryce and Tebeau. It is safe to say tnat the schedule will be a better one than wai forced upon the club owners

ast year by r. J. Hlckey. ine iaci mat ; opposition in Milwaukee ar.d Kansas City caused last year's schedule to be arranged to prevent nonconfllcting dates as far as possible, was used as an excuse by Hickey in explaining the miserable schedule. This y tar's seht dole will lessen the mileage and give each city better dates. Indianapolis will have two holidays at home Decoration day and Labor day and probably will play at Louisville on July 4. The .schedule will provide for th" Eastern and Western clubs to play among themselves during holiday series. By opening in the East the Western clubs will strike better weather and wie n the first series of games has been played all of the clubs will then go West for the opening series. It will be a hard matter for clubs to play all of the games scheduled at home this season, as the schedule will provide for few open dates and In case of bad weather some of the games that are postponed will never be played. Only one double-header is to be allowed during the second series and only two during the last series. Indianapolis is to be scheduled for Sunday game at home, but the management has no hopes of being able to play them. The games have to be placed on the schedule so as to give Indianapolis its full share of dates at home. The Sunday games will be transferred to cities that can be easily reached, while the others will have to be reached as double-headers. The Fielder Jones incident is not yet C Vlttid Along with George Davis he was awarded to the Chicago Americans. Jones claimed that he had lived up to the very letter of his contract with Comiskey and that after it had expired and before the completion of the Cincinnati peace negotiations he signed a contract with the New York National Leaguers. It is understood that he has served notice on Comiskey that he would not only not go to Chicago, but that he would seek to legally compel QM New York club to live up to its contract with him. MA DD EX KXOIVS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF During the Washington Jockey Club's ing at Ber.nings a group of railbirds and trainers were surprised one morning at the ease with which John E. Madden stopped a runaway race horse, says an exchange. The animal was tearing down the stretch and fully a score . men had tried in vain to stop him. Madden was out on the track in front of the Judges' stand. "Let him come, boys," said he. TO fix him." So the men stepped aside and Madden ran out to meet the crazed horse. With a sudden movement he drove his shoulder against the racer's side, and in another instant had a firm hold on the bridle. It was quickly and neatly done. There's a knack in that," said a horseman who was looking on, "but it takes a lot of strength, and Madden has muscle to spare. He was always an athlete and can handle himself as well as he can handle a race horse. He had a hard road to travel In his early days and he often had to defend himself. I remember one time when he was with the trotters in Pennsylvania he got out of a corner with flying colors. There was a meeting in progress in a small town and an old trotter which Madden owned had won a race. A lot of money was lost and a gang of sharks who had one of the defeated steppers were particularly angry. One of them got into a:: altercation with Madden which resulted in a fight. M olden pretended to be an easy mark and let the other fellow do all the damage. "After the battle he went back to the hotel ant washed himself. His rival's friends were there In force and were apparently well pleased with his discomfiture. Madden talked with them and said that he still thought he could thrash the other fellow if given a fair show. In fact, he said he would bet the $200 purse he had won he could do so. It looked like finding money to the sharks and a match was soon arranged. A ring was made out in the stable and the money was put up. "When the men faced each other Madden's antagonist was stripped to the waist and full of confidence. Madder, turned up his coat collar, walked up to the 'rough guy' and lambasted him all over the barn. In live minutes he was master of the situation and. collecting the $400, quietly went back to the hotel. He was never challenged afterward by anyone in the gang." JIM CORBETT S ADVICE TO MIXER JACK MUXROE ST. LOUIS, March 5. Jim Corbett Is out with a piece of advice to Jack Munroe. "Don't fight Jeffries," says Jim. and there is the whispering cadence of grief in the words. "Don't fight him. Jack. Don't. He hurts." 'orbett ought to know. But Just why the gentle James is so solicitous about Munroe Is not so very apparent. "If I were Munroe." continues Corbett, "I would not fight Jeffries now. A bep.ting from Jeff injures physically and destroys utterly a reputation. Munroe will surely get his bumps from the champion. There Is nothing on his pugilistic horizon now that looms up with even a remote possibility of his becoming Jeffries's successor." Well, that ought to settle it. Such an x; eit opinion is the last word on the subj . and surely Munroe will not persist in m desire to meet tne awful Jeffries in de spite of it. There is just a possibility, remote, no doubt, but still there, that Munroe might succeed where James failed. It's only a iinsiii, vi wuiBr, um uif unexpected nas happened berore in tnis uncertain world. It has happened to James himself. "Kid" McCoy, in that cold, earnest way 1 1 J J A 1 . I 1 . ne nas. saiu ie nit: dm nigni: "I only had three weeks with Munroe and I made h!m whip Sharkey. Give me three months with him and I will make him whin This is respectfully referred to Mr Cor bett. SULLIVAN'S BELT NO LONGER IX PAJVX SHOP New York Telegraph. John L. Sullivan's famous $10,000 championship belt, rescued from the dust and neglect of the pawnshop, now shines forth again in nil the dazzling splendor of its bur nished gold and glittering Jewels. It is in a Philadelphia cafe. t Jerry Donoghue Is the proprietor thereof a strong man himself, an admirer of fisticuffs in the ring or out of it. and an oldtime friend of the former nig fellow. Bui it is not sentiment alone that caused Mr. Donoghue to acquire the celebrated tr ; hy. Mr. Donoghue. unlike the cham pion to whom the belt was presented bv the citizens of an admiring country, is a busi ness man. Donoghue would not tell me what he paid tor tne oeu, out saia: "I'll make $50.000 out of It." With Sullivan excluded from most of the y. now notes In circulation, this statement was Interesting. How? Exhibiting it at the St. Louis fnir." replied Don -gliue. "The women want to see that belt. I 11 charge 10 cents admissh n, pell pictures of John and a book of his life. There's all kinds of money in it." Ionoghue : a very rich man. He made it all himself. No doubt he is right on the belt ventur- . i:ut John U couldn't nave done IU

NEWS OF THE WHIST PLAYERS OF INDIANAPOLIS AND STATE

Results of Final dimes in the State Tournament Officers Will Try to Increase Interest in the Tourneys

With hatrd breath the whlsters wait To hear of records made of late By club representatives of fame. Who met If play the final same. The Indianapolis tram of four decree To meet the woman's, number three. 0n Marcn second, of nin.ieen hundred and four, Hoping a final victory to scor. The ciub with rc.-ord in the past Did win. but only at the last; And then the score piline up, By six. they won the trophy cup. The American, number two. to Woodruff wnt, Thinkirg a Bra'lfhaw to win In Lent By their conventions, so strong. Their leads of short suits and the 1 ns By clsvcn tricks the cup, for pairs. Was wen by In-iianapells club with airs.; They xdayed, played all the afternoon, Anu till over them brained the moon. Vanquished by t.c::r.tific teams, Th- losers wonder what it means,. Resolved that from this day To throw no tingle trick away. The fight is o'er, the cups are won, The winning teams; have had their fun. Congratulate them on then- skill At whht; they win whene'er they will. Final Gumes of the Tournament. The final game between team No. 2, of the Indianapolis Club, and team No. 3, of the Woman's Club, was played Wednesday evening at the residence of Mrs. Ralph Mm Smith. Thirty-six deals were played, resulting in a victory for the Indianapolis Club, which is now holder of the I. W. C. trophy. The score was as follows: First Half. Indianapolis 29 21 32 26 21 24 3 Woman's 29 18 33 27 21 25 3 Last Half -Indianapolis 18 15 15 20 12 18 8 Woman's 17 16 11 17 13 18 2 Total Indianapolis Club 11 Woman' i ciub 5 Net Indianapolis Club 6 The Woman's Club team was composed of Mis. R. K. Smith, Mis. W. C. Lynn, Mia. O. G. Pfaff and Mrs. C. D. Johnson. The Indianapolis Club team was composed of Mr. F. M. Herron, Mr. A. Daller, Mr. A. W. Conduitt and Mr. J. H. Pirkey. The final game for the north and south bronze between the pair representing the M i idian Club and the pair representing the Indianapolis Club was played Wednesday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Herman Münk. Sixteen deals were played and then overplayed. The Indianapolis Club was represented by Mr. James Gavin ami Mr. A. Penny. The Meridian Club was represented by Mrs. U. J. Hammond and Mrs. Herman Münk. The result was 3 to 14, In favor of the In dianapolis Club. On deals 3, 7 and 8 the Meridian Club gained 3 points. On denls 1, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15 and lti the Indianapolis Club gained 14 points. 4- 4The final game between team No. 1 of the Woman's Club and team No. 2 of the American Ciub was played Thursday evt-n-ing at the residence of Mrs. J. F. Messlck, Woodruff Place. The Woman's Club team was composed of Mrs. W. W. Lowry, Mrs. J. F. Messlck, Mrs. H. T. Benham and Mrs. G. L.. Kittenhouse. The American Club team was composed of Mr. J. A. Hamilton, Dr. Comingor, Mr. C. L. Bixby and Mr. S. D. Bond. The store was U to 10 in favor of the Woman's Club. The contest was for tho Bradshaw trophy. 4- 4The following plus scores were made by the members of the Woman's Whist Club, Tuesday afternoon, March 1: Mesdames J. F. Messlck, 6; C. D. Johnson, 6; B. Thiebaud. 3; J. H. Pirkey, 3; F. M. Telbott, 2; H. Münk. 2; O. G. Pfaff, 1; E. C. Thompson, 1. Five tables were occupied in play. Mrs. Bedford Thiebaud. of Springfield. O., was a visitor at the club Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. EL T. Benham, of Woodruff Place, has been appointed assistant secretary of the Woman's Club for the balance of the year. The club has taken action toward forming a team to represent the club at the congress of the Woman's Whist League, to be held in Baltimore, April 2t. The following plus scores were made by the members of the Indianapolis Whist Club Saturday night, Feb. 27: Messrs. C. D. Johnson, 5; H. M. Bronson, 5; Russell Seeds. 2; F. M. Herron, I; W. H. Eastman, t; Dr. Anderson, lj W. B. Wright. L Tuesday night, March L the plus score members were Messrs. J. H. Pirkey, 6; Dr. Little. 6; S. B. Sweet. 3; F. M. Herron, 2; R. Seeds, 1; A. W. Conduitt, L The following plus scores were made by the members of the American Whist Club at the meeting Saturday night. Feb. 27: Messrs. D. Hood. 13; O. P. Welborn. 9; J. C. Clelland. 6; S. D. Bond, 3; C. V. Jaqulth, 3; F. A. Preston. 3. Tuesday night, March 1. the plus score members were Messrs. O. P. Welborn, 9L. D. Moody, S; Mr. McNOTtOn, 7; J . Moore, 7; S. D. Bond. 6; E. E. Sluss, 5: S. A. Wikel, 3; Dr. Comingor, L -r Mr. and Mrs. Ralph K. Smith entertained the whist club of which they are memoers last Aionuay evening. The Indiana Whist Association has been holding about four tournaments a year for the past three years. For several years it has been practically a tournament of the local clubs. Two years ago very little Interest was taken In the association, but a new element coming into control, infused new life into It, and now it Is In a flourishiner condition as far as the local clubs are concerned, but the clubs throughout the State are not as wen represented as thev should ho It ..-..1-1.4 V. . . ...11 . 1 .m m v-ii iui me omcers or tno as sociation to investigate the cause of it and 1 - ii possioie. remenv it. The method adopted during the seapon of and 1:00 seemed satisfactory. At that time a schedule was prepared whereby eaen eiuo mei twice auring the year, at home and abroad, and onlv one tounumMi was held during the year. This interchange or piay Drougnt tne outside clubs into th game more than at anv tim sinro ti,o club having the greatest number of games scored to its credit won the championship of the State for that year. Some oeethod similar to this might be employed and possibly the old clubs would again become interested and new names be added to the USX. Two tournaments a year, one In the fall and one in the spring, would probahlv result in a better representation of th outside ciuds, ana. lr aeemed advisable, more sessions could be held, one for nreliminarv team and pair play, and one for the finals, aim uiic ier me open pair contests. If as many as four tournaments are de sirea. men wny not form a city association ana noia as many as the arsoe ation mnv elect, and have it entirely separate from the State Association. A new trophy occasionallv would atri some Interest, and why not have some or one or me iropnies entered so that a certain number of winnings would entitle th-it club to ownership? More clubs would enter tne contest 11 surd a trophy were in nhv As it is now. a club can only hold a trophy uiiiu im iium ii uy some otner cltih, with no prospect or ever being the own. r f.f lr As a consequence the challenge games are few. A trophy given each year, so that the club winning it at the yearly tournament would be the permanent owner of it. would also ana some interest to tne piav. There is no play that will perfect teams so well as the tournament contests, and by availing tnemseives or these opportunities they will be better prepared for the Nation al league work. 'i d s.- Stat" tournaments are also a means by which the whist players throughout the State may become acquainted, and tend to promote social intercourse between the clubs. There seems to be no good reason if twenty-four deals or let.i are sufficient to be

I r'a.icd at any op.e session of a tournameat.

why there should be a rule that frtyelght deals, or not less than thirty-six, be played in the final or ehalienge games. Tv.o hours is sufiicient time to de Me to the gasse at any o;jV sitting, and twenty I four eVels ought to decide the skill of aay , two terras, and a less number are otten I . red. This is in keeping with the charac- I ter and dignity of the game. The Woman's Whist League wil! hold it annual congress April 26 to 29 at the Hotel Belvedere, in Baltimore. It is desired that Indianapolis be Well rtpreseutc-d. -r T The challenge trophy of the Woman's N hist League has been won by the Caveu- j dish Club, of Boston, twenty winnings giving the club the permanent posses.oon. A i . . . . n ' IkvmI. . . : 1 1 L ..A I , ..A M i a. A i.ew iiupii.t win ue put iu pia.t at uir. , uuu play erlJ go on as usual. A. W. U Knees?! shields. Whenever any club shall have won twenty matches under the rules governing the con tests for the A. W. L. shield plays, it will I e awarded a record shield, on which shall be UMNillbed the dates of such victories and tho names of the clubs from which they lave won. Each team participating in a match shall pay an entrance fee of $1. to be kept as a special fuud from which to prvide such shields as shall be called for under the rules. The season of play commences the second Saturday in October of each year and ends with the last Saturday in the fciowiug May. Matches between clubs in the same cir cuit consist of not less than twenty-four deals. In case, at the end of the play of twenty-four deals, the difference between the scores of the contesting clubs is less than four tricks, twenty-four additional deals are to be played. In case of a tie at the end of forty-eight deals, citrht addi tional deals, immediately played, shall decide the match. Matches between clubs of different circuits consist of fortv-eight deals, which are divided into halves. Ali matches are played under the svstem generally known as the "two-table, or team of four game. In c;:?e no tournament is arranged for. each club in a circuit shall be entitled to challenge each other club in said circuit twice in each season. Any club In any circuit may challenge any club in any other circuit. The winner of such a match shall be entitled to play three challenge matches witnin its own circuit in addition to those provided for by the foregoing rules. .nr. Charles J. Oilman, of Boston, has been appointed manager of the Boston circuit, Mr. Joseph H. Smith, of Rochester, has been appointed manager of the Buffalo circuit, and Mr. Charles F. Snow, of Albany, has been appointed manager of the Albany circuit. Durin,' the past month the following clubs have resigned from the American Whist Lreague: Accacia Whist Club, of Buffalo, N. Y.; Oaks Whist Club, of Autin. 111.: Mar quette Whist Club, of Milwaukee; Union Whist Club, of Jollet. 111. lhe following clubs have applied for membership: Oenesee Whist Club, Columbia Rihe Whist Club, both of Rochester. N. Y.; Pastime Whist Club, of Brookline. Mass.; Lincoln Whist Club, of Lincoln, ieo. At the fourteenth annual coneres.s of the American W hist League, to be held at New York, June 27, there will, beside the regular trophy matches, be two progressive pair matches every day at 2 and 8 o'clock p. m. Illustration of Best Form of Opening:. Clubs are trumps; north is to lead. North holds Hearts. 5. 3: diamonds. 9. 7. 5, 4. 2; spades, Q., J., 7. 3; clubs, 10, 8. r.at holds Hearts, A.. K.. J.. 9. 7. 4. 2: diamonels, fi; spades. ; clubs. K.. Q., 6. 4, 3. South holds Hearts, S; diamonds. A.. K.. 10, I; spades. 10. 9. 8. 6, ; clubs. 7. 6. 5. Y est holds Hearts. Q.. 10. 6: diamonds. Q.. J., 3; spades. A., K., 5, 4; clubs, A., J.. 9. I wo whist experts opened the game with spade 3. and both met a slam. Another whist expert opened the game with diamond 4, and north and south made two tricks. The deals as played at the table where the slam was made is as follows: North.' East. South. S- 8 H- 8 C 5 C 6 C 7 S 2 S 6 S-9 S 10 D 8 D 10 D K D A West. S-K H-Q C A C-J C 9 H 6 H-10 S- 4 S 5 D 3 D 9 D Q S-A Trick 1 S 3 D 6 rrick 2 C 8 H A Trick 3 H 3 C 3 Trick 4 C 10 C 2 Trtek 5 H-5 C-Q Trick 6 D 2 H K Trick 7 D 4 H J Trick 8 D 5 H-9 Trick 9 v.D 7 H 7 Trick 10 D 9 H 4 Trick 11 S 7 H 2 Trick 12 S J C K Trick 13 S Q C 4 Whist Gahlen. "The greatest pleasure in life Is winning nt whist, the next greatest pleasure, losing." L The idea of the original lead from the long suit, is to give your partner as much information as possible early in the game. 2. Some say that matches are won less by the tricks a team wins than by the tricks the other team loses. 3. A card of re-eutry is such a card as insures a player of again obtaining tho lead. 4. Any form of game Is of less consequence in trick-winning than the individual ability of the players. It The only finesse permlssable In partner's suit is against the second best card when you hold hoe, qneeu and others. 6. Resolve never to leave the whist table without trying to carry away some little germ of knowledge. 7. Holding lees than four, or more than five, trump a doubtful trick. 8. The reluctance that some feel to enforce a penalty is utterly misplaced. 9. Second hand: cover the original lead of an honor from strength with the ace. 10. Steady small gains are a better proof of whist ability than an occasional hih score accompanied with numerous loam a 11. Lead ace from any suit of six cards or more not containing both king and que. ti. 12. The full strength of the partnership game lies essentially in the long suit opening. 13. The return of the lowest of three, points to the inexpediency of a finesse, as a suit in which both are long runs the risk of being trumped. 14. Errors of Judgment, perception and memory are generally owing to the physical and mental condition of the player. 15. Unblocking applies simply to plain suits; the trump suit cannot be blocked. Iti. If you only want oue trick, take the safest way of making it; if several, risk a bold game to obtain them. 17. Courtesy Is nowhere more requisite or its absence more remarkable than at the whist table. 18. The lead of king proclaims four in the suit. 19. Partner is supposed to. and does profit more from information given, than do the adversaries. 20. Penalty does not necessarily mean punishment for a crime, but payment for error, and. in whist, restitution. 21. With a strong split hand it is almost universal to make a trump opening from such a hand. 22. Do not learn a few of the leads and guess at the rest. tt, It is not to be expected that all whist players should agree on the merits of auy one system of play. 24. Third hand: holding ace and queen alone, play ace and riturn the queen. 23. Hands s;i:- ptible of brilliant treatment are the exception rather than the rule. T. L. J. ( yelifiK Iluoni in France. According to reports from Paris, bicycling has taken on a MW lease of life, and Ike coming season will be the greatest from a racing standpoint that the French capital has ever enjoyed. Already plans are being made whereby Major Taylor, the dusky bicycle rider from Worcester, Mass., will be a competitor in the French races, and arrangements are also under way to have Iver Lawson and Floyd McFarland show their speed. All three men are now in Australia, ehere Taylor is winning with greut regularity. The white mm are teaming In order to pocket and defeat the Major, but he Seenas to get out of every pocket and reci und.T the wire alone. Taylor has landed the money In almost every race, and is credited w.th winning over $25. of Hi in the past two in nths. He plans to be in Prance about the middle of April, and will then start to work cleaning up the so-called European chanuHona.

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Display, Monday, March 7, 1904 of Seasonable Woolens for Gentlemen's Wear The display this year is larger than ever before, and the choicest szleftions of Foreign and Domestic weaves arc included in this exhibit. A'o change has been made in the cutting or fitting department, and the high standard of our work shall b" maintained in every detail.

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PROBLEMS OF IX TER EST TO ALL CHECKER PLAYERS

The Journal's Column Devoted to Neivs of the Game of Draught and Personal Xotes of the Experts Note to Contributors Contributors to thi column should write upon one aid of the paper only, and be careful ts transcribe numbers plainly. The Journal will be pleasd to receive new games, positions, solutions and all news of lateiest to checker players. Such letters should be addressed to Rem A. Johnston. Osslan, Ind.

"Wyth playyng at table, other atte Chekere; Wyth castynge. other with ssetynge, other in some other manere." Robert of Gloucester. Lyman M. Stenrns. Lyman M. Stearns, one of the greatest checker problematists the world has ever seen, author of over 3.000 original problems, winner of several gold medals and cups without number, was born March 4, 1S5S, in Goffstown, N. H. To-day he stands before the world as one of the most unique figures in draughts. His life history reads like a fairy story. Mr. Stearns came to the game of checkers as a boy, with all the enthusiasm of a German attacking metaphysics. No problem in draughts was too subtle for his rare powers of analysis. Devoting himself seriously to the study for twenty-five years, he poured over checker manuals and literature devoted to the game. One by one he met cross-board, and scored favorably, with the greatest prodigies of the day. For ten years (April. 1S86, to April, 1S), Lyman M. Stearns Mr. Stearns was editor of the checker department of the Derry News, having Journeyed to that city in 1S79. From 1R96 to 1901 he was editor and published of the North American Checker Board. During that time he created thousands of games and problems. Indeed, he is referred to by many as "The Problem King," "Greatest Problematist of Our Time," and the like. It Is not generally known that besides his regular duties in a large manufactury at West Derry he has published thirteen standard checker books, all of which are eagerly sought after by draughts players. The most popular of his publications are as follows: "Portrait Books," Volumes 1 and 2; "World's Problem Books." Farts 1 and 2; "Granite Checker Series." Parts 1. 2 and lj "Bradley's Bristol" and "Stayman's Black Doctor and Supplement." Mr. Stearns Is as wrell known as a checkerist in New Zealand as he is In his own State. In 1S91 he won a gold medal, against 400 contestants, most of whom were experts of many years' experience. In UN he took the first prize in the New Castle Chronicle end-game problem contest with what was at that time considered to be the most beautiful problem In the nineteenth century. He has also won innumerable book prizes. In the spring of lOol Mr. Stearns toured his own State, playing fifty games in Manchester and Concord, the two largest cltlee. His progress was almost triumphal and his score was twrnty-tive wins and twentyfive draws, although he was pl'ted aeiin.-t the best talent his State afforded. In his silting with the State champion his score was, Ht arns r. champion 0. drawn 3. It might also be mentioned that Mr Stearns possess s the remarkable gift of plaving blindfold draughts. He has . vm engaged in a game of whist and checkers simultaneously, the latter being plaeed In another r mm, and Mr. Stearns having no opportunity to Fee the board. Mr. Bt earns is an enthusiast over the merits of the game. He states that his ow n success in life may be attributed to the qualities he developed while studying ehe kers. It made me think; to think was to look ahead into the future." said Mr. Btearni recently, when speaking of the remarkable power of checkers as a brain exercise. Some time in 1PÖ4 Mr. Strarus will publish a book which will be the acme Of his experiences, the gist of his checker wisdom, so synthetical that the student will be able to learn In six months tho- principles wbieh were formerly not acquired for several years under the old methods of practice. Mr. Stearns was the first president of the New Hampshire Checker Association. He was also rice president of the New England Association. As cross-board expert he met the greatest New York players, notably Dr. Shacfer and John MeEntree. and played agtlnet them with success. His Victory over the Jersey City champion caused the New York World to say that Stearns had proved himself at least as a mighty analyst and one of draughts' keenest crlties. At the present time he Hve3 In West Derry. N. ft, and is checker editor of that vivacious little monthly called The Magnet. To-day he Is known all over cheekerdom as the erratest educator of the draughts multitude of the present day. Due of his pupils. Willis G. Hill, is present champion of New Hampshire. A f&w weeks ago Mr. Stearns attended the team match at Boston, and hid the satisfaction of seeing Hill defeat the great Samuel Grover. Mr. Stearns considers the Journal column one of the best in the West. Millar's Defense. When !t was proposed to hold the Western tournament at Dows. Ia.. several correspondents to the Journal objected so seriously that the editor of this column deemed it best to criticise the plan. It was st t d i::it l iv d Miliar, of I, ws, r - fused to piny unless the tournament be brought to hi-s t wo. Thi was in view of Mr. Millar's own statement to promott rs of the tournament. The following letter from Mr. Millar t dears his position admirably. "I do not t iV.e the Journal. The inclosed wss t-ent me by a friend. It Is hardly fair. The first intimation I l- id ; s

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tournament was a letter from Bert Titus about a month ago asking If Dows would give anything in the way of prise money to hold the tournament in Dow, and If not. what I would do if the tournament were b Id in Minneapolis. In ray reply I stat d thst, as my wife had some time before received a stroke of paralysis from which rht was only slowly recovering. It would be im possibl for me to take part In the play unless it were held in Dows. This was plainly a statement of fscts and In no way meant as a threat. I sincerely hope and trust that I am not vain and egotistical enough to suppose that any such statement from mt would In the least affect the tournament either one way or the other. If the tournament ever does come off I will be willing to do my best to make It a success even if I cannot attend. Should I be able to attend I would have no hope of winning even third or fourth prise for the following ressons: First, 1 do not think I am naturally a strong enough player; second, if I wei . I have no good chance to practice. I have not met a good, all-around player for a number of years." Came '.. 26-"Laird and I dj -By L. 15-18 19-15 4 8 2419 g g (a)15 10 11-16 19-15 J. Vahr. 11-15 2319 8- 11 22-17 9 13 17-14 1017 2114 (b!13-17 (d)17-21 (c 127-23 41 1827 2- 7 31-24 15-11 9-1 7-1 2430 811 7-14 1620 30 4 1115 White Wins. (a) Somewhat venturesome, but I think It is sound. (b) In note B of game No. 1388 of the Draughts World the D. W. says (referring to 1619): "1317 looks better here." (c) But the combination Introduced by this move seems to spoil the good looks of the D. W. move. (d 112-16 1825 5 9 1-19 2& 22 213 13 6 3227 White Wins. I. nine Xo. 27-"VlmB."

11-15 15-24 2 7 25-29 2319 2819 (k)lR 15 13 10 8-11 (g)10-14 1125 29-25 22-17 17-10 20- 2 22-17 (a) 3 8 624 811 1322 (b) 25 22 (h)22-18 2- 9 32 . (e)ll-16 1- 6 5-14 24-27 (d) 27 23 2925 2622 4M (e) 711 (J) 913 1115 1418 (D24-20 (j 25-22 23- 19 Drawn.

(a) Forms the opening, whleh was fo named by Drummond, who published an analysis of the game about the time of the Crimean war. and wished to commemorate the first British victory. (b) The only 6afe reply for White. (O $i-14. 2623. 59 runs into the "Whilter" game. (d) This Is recommended as preferable to 2623. 711, 3186, 914. 2926. 163. 19 T. 1219. 237. 211, 2t-S. 812. 1713. 48, 23-19. 15-18, 2215. H-18, 30-28. 10-15. Drawn. (eT Here 620, 3227 Is very weak for Black, and anything else loes. (f) Best, although 2t . 1630. 191 draws. (g) Black must take the "two for one" or lese. (hi 32 28, 914, 3813. 14 IS draws, but is weak. (D Probably safest at this point. (j-Anythlng else loses. k 32 2s. and White's play is very murh confined by 1619, 2316. 1219, the only draw move then being 2016. 1130. etc. The possibility Is that White would not care to fscritlce the piece on 30. and srould rather play 2117, which a'lowa Blaek te win neatly by 7-10, 18-14. 14-7, 2427, 3115, 11-25. 30-21. 13-31. Black wins. Probelni o. 14. By PERCY M. BRADT. BLACK. 7. 10. 14. 17 and 21; kin 24. 6.

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The above problem is a good on and shows Mr. Rradt's wonderful skill as a stroke problematist. There 1 notniug moro brilliant in draughts than this position and solution. Editor. Problem So. IM ''lleejssssgrW Stroke." By W. FIvKMIN; The player who solves this problem without reference to the solution need woi 1 f no more over his progress in draughts. It is. perhaps, at once the most intricate and the most brilliant "stroke pmbelm" ever conceived. BLA K 2. 7. 10. 15. 17. 22. 23. 38. 38; king 14.

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